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Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 20, 1938
Died Nov 29, 1981 (43)
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age 8 in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). As a teen ... ager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), followed by a role in John Ford's The Searchers (1956). Wood starred in the musical films West Side Story (1961) and Gypsy (1962) and received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). Her career continued with films such as Sex and the Single Girl (1964), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). During the 1970s, Wood began a hiatus from film and had two daughters: one with her second husband Richard Gregson, and one with Robert Wagner, her first husband whom she married again after divorcing Gregson. She acted in only two feature films throughout the decade, but she appeared slightly more often in television productions, including a remake of From Here to Eternity (1979) for which she won a Golden Globe Award. Wood's films represented a "coming of age" for her and for Hollywood films in general. Critics have suggested that her cinematic career represents a portrait of modern American womanhood in transition, as she was one of the few to take both child roles and those of middle-aged characters. Wood died off the coast of Santa Catalina Island on November 29, 1981, at age 43, during a holiday break from the production of her would-be comeback film Brainstorm (1983) with Christopher Walken. The events surrounding her death have been the subject of conflicting witness statements, prompting the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, under the instruction of the coroner's office, to list her cause of death as "drowning and other undetermined factors" in 2012. Description above from the Wikipedia article Natalie Wood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Howard

Howard

2018

as Maria (archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1983

as Karen Brace

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980

as Eva Ryker / Claire Ryker

The Last Married Couple in America

The Last Married Couple in America

1980

as Mari Thompson

The Cracker Factory

The Cracker Factory

1979

as Cassie Barrett

Meteor

Meteor

1979

as Tatiana Donskaya

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979

as Movie Star

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1976

as Margaret

Peeper

Peeper

1975

as Ellen Prendergast

The Affair

The Affair

1973

as Courtney Patterson

The Candidate

The Candidate

1972

as Natalie Wood

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

1969

as Carol Sanders

This Property Is Condemned

This Property Is Condemned

1966

as Alva Starr

Penelope

Penelope

1966

as Penelope

Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

1965

as Daisy Clover

The Great Race

The Great Race

1965

as Maggie Dubois

Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl

1964

as Helen Gurley Brown

Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger

1963

as Angie Rossini

Gypsy

Gypsy

1962

as Louise Hovick/Gypsy Rose Lee

West Side Story

West Side Story

1961

as Maria

Splendor in the Grass

Splendor in the Grass

1961

as Wilma “Deanie” Loomis

Cash McCall

Cash McCall

1960

as Lory Austen

All the Fine Young Cannibals

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

as Sarah "Salome" Davis

Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar

1958

as Marjorie Morgenstern

Kings Go Forth

Kings Go Forth

1958

as Monique Blair

Bombers B-52

Bombers B-52

1957

as Lois Brennan

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

as Susan Daniels

The Burning Hills

The Burning Hills

1956

as Maria-Christina Colton

A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night

1956

as Elizabeth

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

as Debbie Edwards

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as Judy

One Desire

One Desire

1955

as Seely Dowder

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954

as Helena as a Girl

The Star

The Star

1952

as Gretchen

The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story

1952

as Sally Burke

Just for You

Just for You

1952

as Barbara Blake

Dear Brat

Dear Brat

1951

as Pauline Baxter

The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil

1951

as Stephanie Rawlins

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1950

as Nan Hayward

No Sad Songs for Me

No Sad Songs for Me

1950

as Polly Scott

The Jackpot

The Jackpot

1950

as Phyllis Lawrence

Our Very Own

Our Very Own

1950

as Penny Macaulay

The Green Promise

The Green Promise

1949

as Susan Matthews

Father Was a Fullback

Father Was a Fullback

1949

as Ellen Cooper

Chicken Every Sunday

Chicken Every Sunday

1949

as Ruth Hefferen

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

1948

as Eufraznee 'Bean' McGill

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

as Susan Walker

Driftwood

Driftwood

1947

as Jenny Hollingsworth

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947

as Anna Muir as a Child

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

as Margaret Ludwig

The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

1946

as Carol Warren

Happy Land

Happy Land

1943

as Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

1943

as Carrie (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Pride of the Family

as Ann Morrison

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Oct 02, 1953

Mayor of the Town

as Mayor's Niece

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Jan 01, 1954

From Here to Eternity

as Karen Holmes

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Mar 10, 1980

From Here to Eternity

as Karen Holmes

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 14, 1979

Kings Row

as Renee Gyllinson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1955

Studio One

as Jen Potter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

General Electric Theater

as Lucy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Switch

as Cruise Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

Hart to Hart

as Movie Star

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

Laurence Olivier Presents

as Margaret

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 1976

General Electric Theater

as Polly Gookin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Four Star Playhouse

as Louise

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

The Jack Benny Program

as Natalie Wood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 1950

Chevron Theatre

as Monica Everton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1952

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 09, 1950

Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Studio 57

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 2016

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 09, 1971

Too Young to Die

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 14, 2012

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee/Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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